The LiederNet Archive
This page has complete texts for many works and English translations for most of the standard art song repertoire.
UTK Song Index
Database providing access to citations for about 50,000 songs in more than 1500 published song anthologies.
published song anthologies owned by the George F. DeVine Music Library at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Women Song Composers
A searchable database that contains 5116 songs by 515 women composers published in the United States and England, ca. 1890-1930, includes titles, poets, publishers, dates, and historical information.
American Choral Music Since 1920
By David P. DeVenney. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 C5 D48 A4]
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Catalogue of Choral Music Arranged in Biblical Order
By James Laster. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 C5 L3]
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Choral Music in the Twentieth Century
By Nick Strimple. Allen Library Stacks [ML1506 S76 C46]
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Nineteenth -century American Choral Music
By David P. DeVenney. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 C5 D48 N5]
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Secular Choral Music in Print. Supplements and Indexes.
By Mark F. Daugherty, Susan H. Simon, and Thomas R. Nardone. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 C5 D3 & Suppl. & Index]
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American Choral Directors Association
Includes festival list, conventions, forums, repertoire and standards, division and chapter information, and publications.
IPA Source
IPA Source is the web's largest library of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts. It currently includes about 6000 texts.
German for Singers: A Textbook of Diction and Phonetics
By William Odom and Benno Schollum. Allen Library Reference [REF MT883 O35 G4]
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IPA for Singers: A Manual for English and Foreign Language Diction
By Joan Wall. Allen Library Reference [REF MT883 W36 I58]
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Russian Songs and Arias: Phonetic Readings, Word-by-Word Translations, and a Concise Guide to Russian Diction
By Jean Piatek. Allen library Reference [REF MT883 P53]
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The Singer's Manual of English Diction
By Madeleine Forell Marshall. Allen Library Reference [REF MT883 M36]
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The Singer's Manual of German and French Diction
By Richard Garner Cox. Allen Library Reference [REF MT883 C68 S5]
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Singers' Italian: a Manual of Diction and Phonetics
By Evelina Colorni. Allen Library Reference [REF MT883 C673]
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Singing in Latin: Or Pronunciation Explor'd
By Harold Copeman. Allen Library Stacks [MT883 C66 S55]
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Diction Domain
Candace Magner and Yvonne Dechance provide links to various sources related to all aspects of language and diction for singers. Covers more than a dozen languages.
International Phonetic Association
Includes a chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet; downloadable audio files; information about examinations, conferences, and news; and links to related sites.
Stage Agent
This site offers national coverage for show synopses and castings, current production listings, audition and callback announcements, classified ads, and a bulletin board.
A Dictionary of Opera and Song Themes
By Harold Barlow and Sam Morgenstern. Allen Library Reference [REF ML110 B25 O]
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Guide to Operatic Roles and Arias
By Richard Boldrey. Allen Library Reference [REF ML102 O6 B650 1994]
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New Grove Dictionary of Opera. 4 vols.
By Stanley Sadie. Allen Library Reserves [PERM RES ML102 O6 N] Also available online.
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New Kobbes Complete Opera Book
By Gustav Kobbé and George Henry Hubert Lascelles, Earl of Harwood. Allen Library Reference [ML102 O6 K 1976]
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Operas in One Act: a Production Guide
By W. Franklin Summers. Allen Library Reference [REF MT955 S86 O6]
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Simon and Schuster Book of the Opera
By Riccardo Mezzanotte. Allen Library Reference [REF ML102 O6 S]
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EMI Classics: Home of the Opera
This site is down as of August 2015. Warner Classics absorbed EMI Classics and may not be maintaining this site.
Libretti online (PDF) in the original language and (the majority) in English
translation. Register your name and email first.
Aria Database
Designed for singers and nonsingers alike, the database includes translations and texts of over 1000 arias and a collection of MIDI files of operatic arias.
New York City Opera Company
The home page for the New York City Opera consists of synopses of current productions, information on composers, links to other opera and the performing arts sites, and performance schedules.
Opera America
A resource for singers who wish to pursue a career in opera that includes performance schedules; conference, competition, and fellowship information; advocacy programs; etc.
Operabase
Operabase is a searchable database that provides monthly performance data on 500 international opera houses as well as full text reviews and TV/radio broadcast schedules.
OperaGlass
Contains several links to opera pages with information about composers, librettists, operas, opera companies, reviews, and calendars.
Sacred Choral Music in Print. Supplements and Indexes.
By Gary S. Eslinger and Mark F. Daugherty. Allen Library Reference [REF ML128 C5 E & Suppl. & Index]
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IPA Source
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